Section 876IAC3-5-2.5. Criteria for approval of continuing education course

  5. (a) Courses not approved by the Appraiser Qualifications Board, as provided for in IC 25-1-4-0.5(1)(B) and section 2 of this rule, must be approved by the board under this section. The content of the course must comply with subsection (b)(3).

  (b) In order to be an approved continuing education course, a course must satisfy the following criteria:

(1) The course must:

(A) involve a minimum of two (2) classroom hours of instruction on real estate appraisal or related topics; and

(B) be an education offering that is consistent with the purpose of continuing education and cover real property related appraisal topics, including, but not limited to:

(i) ad valorem taxation;

(ii) arbitration, dispute resolution;

(iii) courses related to real estate appraisal or consulting;

(iv) development cost estimating;

(v) ethics and standards of professional practice, USPAP;

(vi) land use planning, zoning;

(vii) management, leasing, timesharing;

(viii) property development, partial interests;

(ix) real estate law, easements, and legal interests;

(x) real estate litigation, damages, condemnation;

(xi) real estate financing and investment;

(xii) real estate appraisal-related computer applications; and

(xiii) real estate securities and syndication.

(2) The course materials or syllabus must include the following:

(A) A course description that clearly describes the content of the course.

(B) Specific learning objectives that:

(i) are appropriate for a continuing education course;

(ii) clearly state the specific knowledge and skills students are expected to acquire by completing the course;

(iii) are consistent with the:

(AA) course description; and

(BB) instructional materials; and

(iv) are reasonably achievable within the number of classroom hours allotted for the course.

(3) Instructional materials for students must be provided unless the applicant demonstrates that the materials are not needed to accomplish the stated course objectives. Any such instructional materials must:

(A) be appropriate in view of the stated course learning objectives;

(B) reflect current knowledge and practice;

(C) contain no significant errors;

(D) reflect correct grammatical usage and spelling;

(E) effectively communicate and explain the information presented;

(F) be suitable in layout and format;

(G) be suitably bound or packaged; and

(H) be produced in a quality manner.

(4) For courses containing examinations, course examinations may consist of either a series of examinations or a comprehensive final examination, or both. The course examination must comply with the following criteria:

(A) The examination must contain a sufficient number of questions to adequately test the subject matter covered in the course.

(B) The amount of time devoted to examinations must be appropriate for the course.

(C) Examination questions must, individually and collectively, test at a difficulty level appropriate to measure attendee achievement of the stated course learning objectives.

(D) The subject matter tested by examination questions must be adequately addressed in the course instructional materials.

(E) Examination questions must be:

(i) written in a clear and unambiguous manner; and

(ii) accurate and the intended correct answer must clearly be the best answer choice.

(5) The provider of an approved continuing education course provider must have a written attendance policy that requires the student attendance to be verified.

(Indiana Real Estate Commission; 876 IAC 3-5-2.5; filed Apr 26, 2004, 2:15 p.m.: 27 IR 2740; readopted filed Jul 19, 2007, 1:16 p.m.: 20070808-IR-876070068RFA; filed May 5, 2008, 11:21 a.m.: 20080604-IR-876070338FRA; filed Feb 3, 2009, 10:12 a.m.: 20090304-IR-876080357FRA; readopted filed Nov 25, 2013, 9:21 a.m.: 20131225-IR-876130283RFA)